AZ Environmental Teams Strategize to Solve Shortages

"We can go the distance" was the theme for Trivium students from Goodyear participating in this year’s Arizona Envirothon. And they did just that, winning the competition! Trivium coach Kelly Briggs noted how incredibly motivated her students were to take part in a competition that promotes the environment, science, and engaged learning in this truly odd year. This year's competition theme was “Water Resources Management: Local Control & Local Solutions.” Environmental science students from around the state proposed a series of water conservation strategies to preserve long-term water supplies for a hypothetical Arizona community. A plan to use water-saving technologies in municipal, industrial, and agricultural applications won the day for Trivium.

 

The Arizona Envirothon is normally a two-day contest that measures students’ knowledge and field investigative skills in areas of aquatic ecology, water quality, forestry, wildlife management, soil science, land use, and agriculture, and then has students solving a real-world ecological challenge. This year, the finals were held virtually on April 9th, which was a first for the well-established program. Coach Briggs commented, “Much of their learning was inspired by the current water shortage on Lake Mead.” Trivium will represent Arizona in the Virtual 2021 NCF-Envirothon competition, taking place July 25-28.